Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Erin writes: “I can think of some reasons they don’t want dirt removed from the canyon (like erosion), but I can’t think of a reason why they’re concerned someone would want this canyon’s dirt. It’s the only sign like this I’ve seen.” May 12, 2012, in Los Alamos Canyon near the ice rink.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Niels Bohr was a principal early atomic scientist, responsible for a number of discoveries including U-235, the isotope of uranium responsible for slow fission, and a resident of Los Alamos during the war years as part of the British mission. He became concerned about an atomic arms race very early and urged international sharing and control of atomic secrets to avoid one.

As Pajarito Mountain didn’t open until 1957, I assume this photo was not taken there. Do any readers know where folks went skiing during the war?

Friday, May 11, 2012

Alex writes: “Los Alamos has an excellent rodeo! Hadn’t been in years, and had a blast when we finally went again — very impressive riders and staff. It’s great that we have this alongside all the science stuff.” Los Alamos Rodeo Grounds, August 2010.

Blog note: Yesterday was the highest traffic the new Daily Photo has ever seen: we had 66 unique visitors according to Google Analytics, which beats the 63 visitors from February 20 when it was brand new and I was publicizing really hard.

Monday, May 7, 2012

The only color photograph of the Trinity test. It’s been used numerous places, including the cover of Richard Rhodes’ famousThe Making of the Atomic Bomb. Often it’s inexplicably flipped left-to-right; I am pretty sure the above orientation is correct.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Alex writes: “This was from ‘THE’ hail storm a few years ago. I had just closed on our new
house 30 minutes earlier when monsters like these started coming down. Really
wondered how the ducks (and our roof) survived.” Ashley Pond, July 6, 2009.